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How much and how often should i use oxygen if i have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
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Depends: This really depends on your oxygen level based on a pulse oximeter. A pulse oximeter is a light based device that measures the amount of oxygen content in blood. Ideally pulmonary fibrosis patients should have oxygen saturations levels above 90%. Typically one uses enough oxygen to raise the saturation above this threshold (ie 2 liters, 6 liters, etc).
Answered 2/25/2012
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